this was yesterday in minot, north dakota. in minot, north dakota, they weren't alone.ters came out all over north dakota, in minot, in bismarck and fargo, urging the governor to veto anti-abortion bills that passed through the legislature and landed on his desk yesterday. the bills included a ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnant which amounts essentially to a total ban, since that is before many women even know they are pregnant. a mississippi trap law that consists of targeted regulations to shut down one remaining abortion clinic in the state. today when news hit the governor of north dakota jack dell rim pell signed those bills, they say the lone clinic in north dakota got a flood of unsolicited donations. they posted this on the website. in big bold letters. abortion is still legal in the state of north dakota, despite the signing of some bills today by the governor. red river women's clinic is open, available for appointments and legally performing abortions in the state of north dakota. the director of the last clinic spoke with us on last night's show, givin

it's rare they cancel school in minot, but it happened yesterday. it could continue today. as you talked about schools canceled here for at least one day for many of the suburbs and in the city as well. and some expect that will continue into tomorrow. the morning commute not a problem. the roadways are clear. this evening is when it's expected to be a real mess. that's the latest live here from bolingbrook, illinois, south of the city, jay gray. back to you. >> thank you. could get ugly. bill karins will tell us where this storm is going and when it will pass. >>> first, headlines are saying there is some real movement in washington on gun control. a bipartisan group of senators is pushing a bill making gun trafficking a federal crime. the measure would also making gun purchases a federal crime. part of an aim at reducing gun violence. but gun advocates are not happy. >>> in colorado, supporters of the second amendment protested monday outside the capital. stating legislators are considering regulating assault weapons and enhancing school safety. inside the capitol, former

minot, north dakota, is a place of great economic growth. in fact, they are airport is experiencing a 49% increase in passengers. we have more airlines flying in there. the airport is understaffed, but yet he removed their scanners, causing the people of minot to think, okay, here we go again. they can't seem to get it right in washington. they can't seem to get procurement right. we see it everyday, and they see obviously we're ex ord nearly grateful in north dakota for all the help that we have received from fema. minot is grateful for all the help, and i think come and all the true compassion and caring that the people experienced. but at the end of the day, yes, people can like the federal employees who show up, and just come you guys can demonstrate your willingness to be coming into, accountable. but people want their dollars spent in an accountable and efficient manner. their tax dollars. and when we see repeated problems and a lack, what we've been doing today to 60% you can agree with, we are moving on 60% but yet there's been a lot

rallies in fargo and grand forks and minot and this one in the state capital of bismarck, north dakotaday, where the ap estimates more than 300 people turned out in cold conditions to urge the governor to veto these bills. in a sign that the personhood folks are weirding out at least some in the republican party in north dakota, there were even some republican lawmakers today who were among the pro choice protesters, asking the governor to please put a stop to this nonsense. one republican state representative told "the huffington post," quote, it's to say, hey, this isn't okay. we have stepped over the line. north dakota has not even passed a primary seat belt law, but we have the most invasive attack on women's health anywhere. we are spending an inordinate amount of time on social or personal issues, but we haven't done anything on property tax relief, higher education funding, fixing the roads. there are all kinds of other things we need to be doing besides this. ah, but this is what you are doing. what north dakota's elected republicans are doing, at least a majority of them, so f

when there was the unauthorized transfer of nuclear weapons from minot, the air force really drill downroad issue that has to be addressed, even going so far as to reemphasizing the importance of the nuclear mission in the air force, although it back to the air force academy, which is in my district. so could you address how that was done? and then how does that contrast with what is being done, if there is a contrast, with the y-12 incident? >> thank you for the question. what we recognized was that the air force, having been flying combat missions for such an extended period of time, and with the emerging emphasis on irregular warfare, that conventional operations and a regular warfare were elevated in their priority in terms of the way the air force resource itself and the temple and deployments, and the price you paid for that was a deemphasis in the nuclear part of our mission. we were born in the strategic attack, mindset and capability but we had lost that focus because of other competing priorities. so when you look at the professional military education for ncos and officers, w